Toy.



A. S. GODFREY.

TOY. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19. 1915.

Patented'Mar. 28,1916.

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TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

Application filed October 19, 1915. Serial No. 56,697.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. GODFREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sardinia, in the county of Brown and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

. The invention relates to toys, and more particularly to the class of balanced wheel toys of thefigure type.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this characterwherein the same is the reproduction of abicycle and rider, and is adapted to travel upon a cord which can be raised or lowered for forward or backward movement in the advance and retrograde travel of the bicycle, thereby representing a tight rope rider or performer, thus giving amusement to the operator and affording attractiveness to the observer. l

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this character wherein the bicycle and riding image will be properly balanced upon a cord on which the same is adapted to travel for the amusement and entertainment of young folks or adults.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy which is novel in construction to assure the successful operation thereof and presenting aneat and attractive appearance.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, practical and inexpensive in manufacture.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of Which will be indicated in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a cord showing a toy constructed in accordance with the invention thereon; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional elevation.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the several views of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates the cord, which may be of any desirable length, and its ends can either be held in the hands of two persons or fixed to permanent supports and is adapted to be raised and lowered alternately at either end thereof for reversely inclining the cord, whereby the toy B will gravitate thereon. Should the end of the cord A be attached to permanent supports it is necessary to provide some convenient means such as a lift cord C. which is adapted to be trained over a suitable pulley overhead, and upon pulling upon and slackening the cord C the main cord A will be reversely inclined for the automatic travel of the toy B thereon.

The toy comprises a large front wheel 5, a small rear wheel 6, a front fork 7 in which is journaled the front wheel, and the rear wheel support 8 having the fork 9, in which is journaled the rear wheel, the support 8 being formed with a head in which is engaged the front fork 7 and handle bars 10, While on the support is a seat 11 occupied by the image 12 having its arms 13 fixed to the handle bars 10 and the jointed legs 14: with feet 15 pivotally connected to pedals 16 on the cranks 17 fixed to the front wheel axle so that on rotation of the front wheel 5 the legs 14 of the image will move, simulating the limbs of a person when riding a regular bicycle. Both forks 7 and 9, respectively, are formed with downwardly converging extensions which are fastened to a straight base bar 18 arranged contiguous to the peripheries of the wheels 5 and 6 which are provided with peripheral grooves 19 receiving the cord A when the toy is mounted thereon, the close arrangement of the bar 18 being designed to prevent the said cord A leaving the grooves 19 when the bicycle is in motion.

Detachably engageable with the bar 18 is a hanger bar 20, the latter being formed with a sleeve terminal 21, while the bar 18 is similarly formed with a sleeve terminal 22, and these terminals permit the interfitting of the bars therein for connecting the same together. 7

Depending from the bar 20 is a cylindrical body 23 formed With an opening in its top 24 and having reversely tapered oppospindlethrough the medium of a nut B0 threaded on the vfree end thereof.

Mounted upon the bars 20 and working through the same is a spring latch 31, the

latter being adapted tolock the bars together to prevent the separation thereof.

3 In the operation of the toy, when the a. bicycle is suspended from the cord A, on the raising and lower-mg of the alternate endsthereof the said bicycle will be caused togravitate by traveling :upon the inclined cord A,-an.dduring the rotation of the front Wheel the legs ofthe image are moved, thus representing a tight rope bicycle rider;

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, the constructlon and manner of operation of the invention Will be apparent and a Copies of this patent ma; be obtained for On the"- more extended explanation has, therefore, been omitted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: a

'1. Means for balancing and weighting a Wheeledtoy adapted to run on a'suspended track, includingabar depending from the wheeled toy and having a sleeve terminal, a

second bar having a sleeve terminal detachably engaged With the first named bar, the

sleeve-terminals being designed for the in- V terfitting of the bars, means for locking the bars together, anda Weighted element depending from said second named bar.

2. Means for balanc ng and welghtlng a wheeled toy adapted torun on a suspended.

track, including a bar depending from the wheeled toy and having asleeve terminal, a 7 second bar-having a sleeve terminal detachably engaged with the first named bar, the

l ve e nals being designed forj'the in terfittin'g of; the bars, means for locking the bars together, a Weighted elementigdependf,

ing from said-1 secondllamed bar, and a ind-operated avhefel weighted-element, V I ,7

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